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Research at NC State Administrative Leadership Meeting 09 November 2010 Terri L. Lomax Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation
Research at NC State
Adminis trative L eaders hip Meeting09 November 2010
Terri L . L omaxVic e C hanc ellor for R es earc h & Innovation
Source: RADAR, NC State University
Sponsored Programs Extramural Support ($)Sponsor FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 Average
Federal Gov't 149,962,892 136,158,982 151,613,178 145,291,265 200,018,655 156,608,994
NC State Gov't 25,669,086 21,291,974 29,191,964 28,617,503 35,335,000 28,021,105
Industry 22,082,246 17,215,713 20,360,634 19,499,966 19,592,484 19,750,209
Nonprofit 8,022,399 15,493,895 10,826,671 10,968,475 9,758,802 11,014,048
Universities (other) 288,487 345,331 520,811 419,180 1,272,195 569,201
NC Local Gov't 282,330 639,454 623,904 815,365 665,415 605,294
Foreign Gov't 488,293 127,501 400,611 50,000 446,780 302,637
Non-NC Gov't 377,745 1,095,814 147,767 457,180 346,404 484,982
Other 3,425 46,333 0 0 13,042 9,587
Totals 207,176,903 192,414,997 213,685,540 206,143,934 267,448,777 217,374,030
Sponsored Programs Extramural SupportTop Sources YTD September 30
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
Phillip Morris
Cotton, Inc Batelle Dairy Research
Inst.
Altria
Top Industry Sources
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
NSF DOEn NIH USDA DOC DOEd ARO
Top Federal Sources
Source: RADAR, NC State University
75% of YTD 7% of YTD
% Change in Proposed and Awarded Dollars
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
%Change Proposed Dollars
%Change Awarded Dollars
Source: RADAR, NC State University
$0
$50,000,000
$100,000,000
$150,000,000
$200,000,000
$250,000,000
$300,000,000
2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010
Dolla
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ARRA Awards
Non-ARRA Awards
ARRA Funding Trends 2009-2010
Non Stimulus Awards: $239,057,965
Stimulus Awards: $28,390,812
Total: $267,448,777
30%Awarded funding increase
from FY2009 to FY2010
Source: Sponsored Programs Extramural Support, RADAR, NC State University
NSF Expenditures of Selected Peers ($1000)
Source: NSF Expenditures Report 2009
University 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Texas A&M 479,735 492,955 543,888 582,365 630,655
University of Florida 530,734 565,491 592,835 584,170 592,082
University of Illinois 499,711 476,198 473,890 501,279 563,710
Georgia Tech 425,386 440,898 472,591 522,136 561,631
Purdue University 364,986 372,958 415,172 429,988 453,799
University of Maryland 338,648 354,244 359,760 395,037 409,190
VA Tech 289,994 321,722 366,960 373,281 396,681
NC State University 302,596 330,936 331,662 366,137 380,571
Michigan State University 333,735 358,097 360,852 356,767 373,184
Rankings Amongst Selected Peers
Source: NSF Expenditures Report 2009
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total Research Expenditures ($1000) 302,596 330,936 331,662 366,137 380,571
Peer (17 peers) 15 14 16 14 14
Peers w/o medical schools (9) 5 5 8 7 7
Land-grant Peer (15) 15 14 16 14 14
Land-grant peer w/o medical schools (9) 5 5 7 7 7
Rankings Amongst Selected Peers
Source: NSF Expenditures Report 2009
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60
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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TAMUFloridaIllinoisGaTechPurdueMarylandVaTechNCSUMich State
Characteristics of NSF Top 50 Research Institutions
47 NCSU
13 Ohio State*15 UCD
33 Harvard
31 Yale34 Purdue*
20 Texas A&M
9 Penn State*
16 Cornell*
26 U AZ
23 UF
41 U of MD-CP
10 U Minn*
11 MIT
14 Stanford
1 Johns Hopkins
27 U of Ill U-C
12 U Penn
3 UWisc-M
5 UCLA
17 UCB
4 UCSF
2 U of Mich*8 U WA
6 UCSD
19 UNC-CH
7 Duke
21 Wash U-StL
22 Pitt*24 Columbia
36 Baylor
29 USC
44 VA Tech
50 Mich State
49 U of KY*
35 Emory
Vet School
Land Grant
Med School30 Northwestern
39 Vanderbilt40 Case Western
45 U Rochester
42 UT MC-Dallas
38 UA-Birm
25 U of Texas MD-Anderson28 GA Tech*32 UT-Austin46 Scripps RI
PrivatePublicPeer groupAll campuses*
Legend
NC State ranks 47th in
total research
expenditures among all institutions
48 U Chicago
37 IN U*
18 U of CO*
43 LA State*
2009
Sources: 1. IPEDS Data Center, Fall 2008; 2. NSF 2008 Expenditures; 3. The Top American Research Universities 2009 Annual Report, Center for Measuring University Performance
Research Per FTE (2008): NC State & Peers
TT Faculty 1
Total Research ($1000) 2
Total Research Per FTE
Federal Research ($1000) 2
Federal Research Per FTE
National Academy Members 3
% National Academy Members
Postdocs(2007) 3
Postdocsper FTE
Texas A&M 1,878 582,365 310,099 245,607 130,781 22 1.17 255 0.14
University of Florida 2,658 584,170 219,778 230,999 86,907 21 0.79 612 0.23
University of Illinois UC 1,846 501,279 271,549 266,912 144,589 57 3.09 403 0.22
Georgia Tech 863 522,136 605,024 281,184 325,822 28 3.24 187 0.22
Purdue University 1,746 429,988 246,270 176,592 101,141 22 1.26 342 0.20
University of Maryland -CP
1,451 395,037 272,252 236,417 162,934 27 1.86 247 0.17
VA Tech 1,377 373,281 271,083 135,578 98,459 14 1.02 180 0.13
NC State University 1,388 366,137 263,787 131,412 94,677 17 1.22 274 0.20
Michigan State University 1,906 356,767 187,181 152,907 80,224 8 0.42 399 0.21
The Path ForwardGOAL: Increase Research Awards 50% by 2015
267,448,777 294,193,655
320,938,532 347,683,410
374,428,288
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50,000,000
100,000,000
150,000,000
200,000,000
250,000,000
300,000,000
350,000,000
400,000,000
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
401,173,165
• Build and maintain a research culture & environment that enables, inspires and rewards world-class discovery, scholarship, and innovation.
• Recruit and support world-class faculty, staff and students• Improve infrastructure & equipment• Create and sustain a collaborative, innovative,
multidisciplinary research culture at NC State to complement and leverage our traditional areas of research excellence.
GOAL 1:
• Increase research funding and partnerships.GOAL 2:
• Increase awareness of NC State’s research enterprise on a state, national and global level. GOAL 3:
How We’ll Get There
• Graduate Professional Development• Postdoctoral Affairs Office• Integrated Support Service Center• Expertise Profiling• Strategic Research Initiatives Program• Shared Facilities Task Forces• Equipment Needs Master List
Culture & Environment
• Federal Research Priorities Webinar Series• Proposal Development Unit • RTI, UNC-CH, Duke, ORNL• Springboard Partnership Portal
Funding & Partnerships
• Faculty Recognition – increasing internal & external awards
• Research Gateway• Results: NC State’s Research Magazine
Awareness
Specific Activities and Programs
Integrated Support Service Center
• Facilities & Administration budget management• Testing and Services Agreement (TSA) administration management
University-Level Services
• Sponsored project proposal submission assistance (pre-award)• Research project management and accounting services (post-award)
College-Level Services (Opt-in Only)
• IT services and business software application development• Human resource support services• Accounting, budgeting, billing, and financial services
Division-Level (All ORI units and C&I reporting to ORI)
Trend: Increase in Larger Proposals
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$2-5M
$1-2M
• 74% decrease in NCSU proposals between $1-2M from 2009 to 2010
• 165% increase in NCSU proposals >$2M in 2009-10
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Proposal Development Unit (PDU) Success Rate
0%
10%
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40%
50%
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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
31% 29%32%
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33%
7%
18%
26% 27% 27% 26%
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1M F
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PDU PDU Pending NCSU NCSU Pending
Comparison of PDU-assisted Proposalswith All NCSU Proposals over $1M
www.springboard.ncsu.edu or www.innovation.ncsu.edu
Tech Transfer and Innovation Activity
Activity FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10Total 5-Yr Activity
Disclosures 198 178 129 149 124 778
Patent Activity 73 83 80 72 44 352
Commercialization Agreements 71 103 79 98 74 425
Miscellaneous Agreements X 606 630 654 726 2616
Revenue (Royalties $M) 3.8 3.5 3.5 4.9 5.1 20.8
New Venture Development 6 5 4 4 4 23
• F&A is a federally negotiated rate to cover the cost to the University of research that cannot be directly attributed to a specific research grant
• Current rates (on-campus/off-campus):» research = 49%/27%» instructional = 47%/26%» public service = 35%/20%
• F&A is reimbursed after the direct costs are expended.
Strategic Use of Facilities and Administration (F&A)
Total research expenditures were $380 MSponsored program activity was $206 MFederally sponsored research was $135 MTotal F&A collected was $30M
Useful factors to estimate F&A:• F&A is ~8% of total research expenditures• F&A is ~15% of sponsored programs• F&A is ~22% of federally sponsored research
2008-2009 Funding Summary
F&A DistributionF&
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COM COD CHASS CNR CED CALS PAMS COE CVM COT
$ Allocated $31K $25K $206K $260K $265K $1,784K $1,500K $2,800K $622K $229K
College Direct To Faculty 20% 48% 8%
To Depts 70% 52% 50% 51% 18% 14% 10% 10%College Usage 80% 52% 30% 48% 50% 49% 82% 78% 90% 90%
Start-ups/Equipment 5 33 32 18 8Cost Shares 31 6 1 1 8 4 3 12
I/D Centers 4
Fac. Research 80 5 11 7
Memberships
Res. Admin 21 25 30 2 15 57
Mtg/Proposal 2 1 8
Student Sup. 1 1 5 6
Rent/Debt 5 14 37 61 71
Repair/Renov. 1 1 5 11
Total % 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
2009-10 College F&A Allocations
• Colleges vary greatly in how they distribute F&A based on the types of research they conduct.
• Colleges with higher needs for expensive equipment, start-ups, and retentions tend to retain more at the college level.
• Most of the College F&A comes back to benefit the faculty PIs.
F&A Distribution by Colleges
Next Steps Facilitate the recommendations of the Research and
Strategic Planning Taskforce.
Address limited time and support for faculty to engage in research and innovation activities
Identifying bureaucratic roadblocks, finding solutions
Address start-up/retention, instrumentation, and equipment needs -- no targeted funds available
Prioritized list, shared facilities
Proactively enhance partnerships both inside and outside of NC State
Questions?
Adminis trative L eaders hip Meeting09 November 2010
Terri L . L omaxVic e C hanc ellor for R es earc h & Innovation
